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...exclusion of women reinforces a disrespect and denigration of women that is already prevalent in the Citadel," said Valorie K. Vojdik, who served as head counsel for Faulkner during her two-and-a-half year legal battle to gain entrance to the academy...
After the protracted legal battle, a federal district court ruled in June that Faulkner, who was 19 at the time, should be allowed to attend the Citadel because a similar program was unavailable to women. After only a few days of training. Faulkner withdrew from the academy due to stress and exhaustion...
...female school, Converse, which was established by South Carolina and is supported by $5 million from Citadel alumni in response to the Faulkner case, is formulated around the Citadel's "stereotypical" view of what is appropriate for women, Vojdik said...
...Despite Faulkner's withdrawal from the Citadel as a result of her isolation, stress and exhaustion, Vojdik said the fight for women's admission to the school is not over...
...Faulkner] became a flag-bearer for all women," Vojdik said. "Unfortunately it didn't work out for her, and that's tragic. But already, about a hundred women have expressed an interest in attending the Citadel. She opened the door for others...